Clinician Education

A new parameter!Want to learn more about this new parameter?
Education is essential to understanding how StO2 differs from traditional vital signs. As a measure of hemoglobin oxygen saturation, primarily in the microcirculation of muscle tissue, StO2 empowers you with knowledge of perfusion status, aiding your assessment and management of critically ill and severely injured patients.
Introduction to StO2
What is InSpectra StO2?
Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, FAAN - Video Clips
 
 
Clinical Applications
How can I use InSpectra StO2?
Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, FAAN - Video Clips
How difficult is it to learn? (3 min)
What patients would I use it on? (3 min)
Can I titrate fluid therapy? (1 min)
What about titrating inotropes? (2 min)
How about vasopressors? (1 min)
Does it reduce patient/hospital costs? (4 min)

Reginald Burton, MD FACS - Video
Resuscitating the Elderly Trauma Patient (15 min)

Laura Moore, MD - Webinar recording
Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation (StO2) in Sepsis Patients (30 min)
Education Resources
How can I learn more and share with my colleagues or staff?
(1 day workshop)
(1 day workshop)
 
 

Online Learning Resources

Basic StO2 Education Program
This 30 minute self-paced course introduces you to the InSpectraTM StO2 Monitoring System andthe InSpectraTM StO2 System Measurement. The program is divided into four sections:
Introduction to the StO2 parameter
Measuring peripheral muscle during shock
Clinical application of StO2
Potential causes of low and high StO2 values
At the end of the last section, there will be a brief test to evaluate your understanding of the StO2 parameter and its application in the clinical setting.

StO2 Clinician Education – Learning Management System
Use the StO2 Clinician Education - Learning Management System for web-based learning programs on tissue oxygenation, the StO2 measurement, InSpectra System operation, sensor placement and system features. This learning management system provides registration, progress tracking and completion records to assist with staff development. Visit StO2 Clinician Education or call 1-800-419-1007 for additional information.

Continuing Education
StO2 – Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation (2 CEs)
This program, located on the GE Healthcare – Clinician Education for Healthcare website, helps you develop the knowledge base of practicing clinicians, recognize the status of patient tissue oxygen, and successfully manage patients using StO2 monitoring. This in-depth program delivers a rich-blended learning experience with multiple e-Books, Videos, and Interactive Patient Treatment Simulations for SICU, MICU, ED and the Floor.

To purchase a license for the ‘StO2 – Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation’ program on the GE Healthcare website, please call the Hutchinson Technology Customer Service Center at 1-800-419-1007.
 
 
 

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  • Monitoring Tissue Perfusion Status; Making Better Decisions - Play this education video to learn how using StO2 can assist you in making better decisions when managing your patient's perfusion status.
 
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  • Interactive Case Study: Compensated Hemorrhagic Shock - Play this interactive simulation to see how blood pressure is not a surrogate for tissue perfusion.
 
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  • InSpectra StO2 System Operation - In this video, you will learn basic operation of the InSpectra™ StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor, placement of the patient sensor and unique system features that support effective use. You will also learn that the InSpectra StO2 Monitor is designed with many features and benefits that support the needs of a clinical environment and the way clinicians work.
 
 


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The InSpectra™ StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor provides a noninvasive, continuous, real-time, and direct measurement of hemoglobin oxygen saturation in tissue (StO2), providing trauma teams the ability to measure tissue oxygen saturation and monitor it during resuscitation. It is the only perfusion status monitor designed for trauma environments. The InSpectra StO2 Tissue Oxygenation Monitor uses near infrared light to illuminate tissue, and then analyzes the returned light to produce a quantitative measurement of oxygen saturation in the tissue's microcirculation.

The StO2 Trauma Study researched the role that tissue oxygen saturation monitoring could play in hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation. Study results demonstrate that StO2 measurements less than 75% may indicate serious hypoperfusion in trauma patients and that StO2 functions as well as base deficit in indicating hypoperfusion in trauma patients.